I am a Gen Xer too but the article blames the wrong people. The decline of England began right at the end of World War II when the people elected socialists who nationalized much of the country and started to change their values.
One thing that worries me about conservatives is that too many want to return to the pre 1960’s era without realizing that the cancer was already present and growing then. Within thirty years if we reset the clock to 1957 we would have all the problems again.
***The decline of England began right at the end of World War II when the people elected socialists who nationalized much of the country and started to change their values.***
Great point.
The war effort controls (nationalizing industries) that had been put in place were not removed. The Brits removed Churchill - seemingly a desire to *put the war behind them*. Then Clement Atlee & his Labor Party pushed socialism into high gear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Attlee